On December 8, the Church remembers that Mary, the Mother of God, was born without Original Sin. Just as her son, Jesus, was free from sin upon birth, so too, was his Blessed Mother.
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Celebrate the great joy of God’s gift to humanity in Mary on:
December 7: 7 PM Vigil Bilingual (Rosary 6:30 PM with Adoration)
December 8: 8 AM English, 7 PM Spanish
Hail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you; blessed are you among women. Luke 1:28
Pope Francis’ Prayer for the Immaculate Conception
O Mary, our Immaculate Mother,
On your feast day I come to you,
And I come not alone:
I bring with me all those with whom your Son entrusted to me,
In this city of Rome and in the entire world,
That you may bless them and preserve them from harm.
I bring to you, Mother, children,
Especially those who are alone, abandoned,
And for this reason are tricked and exploited.
I bring to you, Mother, families,
Who carry forward life and society
With their daily and hidden efforts;
In a special way the families who struggle the most
For their many internal and external problems.
I bring to you, Mother, all workers, both men and women,
And I entrust to you especially those who, out of need,
Are forced to work in an unworthy profession
And those who have lost work or are unable to find it.
We are in need of your immaculate gaze,
To rediscover the ability to look upon persons and things
With respect and awareness,
Without egotistical or hypocritical interests.
We are in need of your immaculate heart,
To love freely,
Without secondary aims but seeking the good of the other,
With simplicity and sincerity, renouncing masks and tricks.
We are in need of your immaculate hands,
To caress with tenderness,
To touch the flesh of Jesus
In our poor, sick, or despised brethren,
To raise up those who have fallen and support those who waver.
We are in need of your immaculate feet,
To go toward those who know not how to make the first step,
To walk on the paths of those who are lost,
To find those who feel alone.
We thank you, O Mother, because in showing yourself to us
You free us of all stain of sin;
You remind us that what comes first is the grace of God,
The love of Jesus Christ who gave his life for us,
The strength of the Holy Spirit which renews all things.
Let us not give in to discouragement,
But, trusting in your constant help,
Let us engage ourselves fully in renewal of self,
Of this city and of the entire world.
Pray for us, Holy Mother of God!
Additional resources about The Immaculate Conception & Mary
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Join Drs Tim Gray and John Sehorn as they examine Mary under her title of the Immaculate Conception. This dogma of the Catholic faith, promulgated in 1854 by Pope Pius IX, speaks of Mary’s conception and what it means to the Church. Watch the video ‘What is the Immaculate Conception?
She was a humble girl from an ordinary Jewish family. Yet Mary said a simple “yes” and came to be exalted as the Daughter of Zion, the Mother of God, and the Queen of Heaven. Filmed on location in Turkey, Israel, and Greece with popular Catholic author and speaker Stephen Ray, this video allows you to follow the paths that took Mary to the heart of the salvation story. By discovering the Mary of the Bible, you’ll know and love her Son even more. And you’ll discover the truth behind Mary’s Immaculate Conception, Assumption into Heaven, and role as intercessor. Watch the video ‘Mary: The Mother of God’